June 09, 2014, 7:00AM

Underage drinking in Bay County has decreased drastically in the last few decades. Those statistics indicate that in 1990, 62.9 percent of minors who responded to a survey said they drink alcohol, compared to 26.1 percent in 2012. Full story »

March 07, 2014, 10:46AM

Ryan Christopher Waters pleaded no contest to a charge of drunken driving causing serious injury stemming from the July 21 crash at the intersection of Cascade Road SE and East Beltline Avenue. Full story »

October 30, 2013, 3:57PM

The Michigan House on Wednesday voted to make permanent a program allowing residents with multiple drunk driving convictions to obtain a restricted license by installing a breath alcohol ignition "interlock" device on their vehicles. Full story »

June 18, 2013, 6:55AM

RELATED: Use this searchable database to find details of drunken driving arrests in your area. EAST LANSING — When it comes to Michigan's Big Ten towns, one city is truly in the Top 10. The other is in the Bottom 50. While East Lansing police made nearly 40 percent fewer drunken driving arrests last year compared to 2011, the... Full story »

June 17, 2013, 7:15AM

State statistics show that Richland's three full-time officers arrested an average of 18.7 drunken drivers each, to lead the state in 2012. Schoolcraft, with four full-time police positions, logged 71 DUIs in 2012, a rate of 17.8 arrests per officer. Full story »

June 17, 2013, 6:30AM

For its new analysis, MLive obtained manpower data for more than 500 police agencies since 2003. It also obtained new information on nearly 126,000 arrests from 2006 through last year from a statewide database. Full story »

June 16, 2013, 6:59AM

RELATED: MLive analysis: After steep drop statewide, are drunken driving arrests headed up? Select a county or type in a specific police agency in the search form below to see drunken driving trends, police manpower changes, and how each department ranks. Results show total arrests, whether arrests rose or fell since 2006, the number of "super-drunk" blood-alcohol concentrations (BAC)... Full story »

September 20, 2012, 3:27PM

It was hard to ignore the billboards, television ads and radio spots promoting Michigan's "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" end-of-summer crackdown. But close to 300 motorists somehow missed the message. Full story »

September 14, 2012, 4:05PM

Devine-Martin, addicted to drugs she was prescribed by a doctor, is in Jackson County Recovery Court, a lauded, intensive program that aims to help felony offenders with drug or alcohol problems. Full story »

September 14, 2012, 7:28AM

It was a night like so many others, until it wasn't. A cool summer night in 1991, and a group of high school almost-seniors and recent graduates were hanging out in places they shouldn't, drinking things they shouldn't. A night like so many others. On that particular night, July 5, the group gathered at the home of a friend... Full story »